The United Nations in Liberia
In Liberia, the United Nations is represented by the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), as well as 16 specialized agencies, funds, programmes, and the World Bank. All UN programmes in Liberia are aligned with the national Poverty Reduction Strategy. Initiatives are underway in each of the Government’s four pillars: enhancing national security; revitalizing the economy; strengthening governance and rule of law; and rehabilitating infrastructure and basic social services.
Sanniquellie, Liberia – UN Deputy Envoy Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu has joined Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to commission a modern prison constructed by the United Nations in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice in Sanniquellie, the provincial capital of Nimba. The project was executed by a local contractor under the supervision of UNOPS. President Johnson Sirleaf applauded the UN for a “job well done,” and hoped that the prison would “be a model that could be replicated around the country.”
The maximum security Sanniquellie Central Prison, built at the cost of US$350,000 through the UN Peace-Building Fund, replaces an old warehouse, which had for the past three years, served as a detention centre. The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for the Rule of Law, Ms. Mensa-Bonsu, handed over the facility to the Liberian leader, assuring her of the UN’s continued support for Liberia’s recovery and development.
More...The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs and the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), on Monday 12 July, observed World Population Day under the theme: “Everyone Counts”.
World Population Day is celebrated annually on 11 July, to highlight population issues and their relation to development. Activities marking this year’s celebration in Liberia were focused on the 2008 National Population and Housing Census and its thematic areas of analysis. These included maternal and child mortality, gender, youth and adolescents, fertility and marriage patterns, migration and urbanization, population projections, education and literacy, labor force, and employment.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Nigerian Battalion (NIBATT22) have teamed up in providing a wide range of skills training, and supporting sustainable livelihoods projects for youth in Montserrado County, Liberia. The main objective is to enable youth to engage in self-employment projects.
UNDP and the soldiers from NIBATT22 have worked together in training 10 youth from Montserrado County in catering, tailoring and welding skills. UNDP has also assisted some of the youth who were trained as caterers to set up a Resort Centre at the Bomi Lake, and begin establishing a restaurant in Tubmanberg. The projects are funded by UNDP’s Community Based Recovery and Development (CBRD) Programme.
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